Mental Health & Substance Abuse Social

Job Description

Position :

This candidate will work directly to supervise court-placed youth, age 12-20, who reside at OCFS secure, limited-secure, and / or non-secure residential facilities. YSSs are part of a team that ensures that a facility is physically secure (e.g., responsible for youth movement, key and door control, and conflict resolution) and emotionally safe for both youth and other staff. YSSs help create a professional, healthy, and therapeutic environment.

Qualifications :

• Two years full-time direct care experience
• in the care and programming of youth from ages 6-21;
• OR a Bachelor's degree;
• OR an Associate's degree AND six months experience;
• OR a high school graduation or equivalency diploma AND one year of experience
• OR a satisfactory equivalent combination of the above education and experience requirements;
• Direct care experience with youth involved in the juvenile justice system or in an institution, camp, school, community center, youth rehabilitation program, mental health or correctional institution, or residential center. Appropriate verifiable part-time experience will be accepted on a prorated basis

Duties :

Background Investigation Requirements :

Physical / Medical Requirements :

Your physical and medical condition will be evaluated to ensure that you are able to satisfactorily perform the duties of this position with or without reasonable accommodation. The physical / medical standards include a fitness test, a medical standards evaluation, and a substance abuse screening.

Training Requirements : Attend a 2-week Juvenile Justice Basic Training orientation, be proficient in OCFS-approved physical skills and youth restraint techniques (given two times a year for eight hours total), take NYS employee mandated annual trainings, and other annual training refreshers.

These positions require shift, weekend, holidays, and overtime assignments, including mandatory and voluntary overtime. 40 hours a week

Shift : Day, Evening and Night